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Patented Oct. 4 1932 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

CONRAD C. JACOBSON, OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, AND JAMES SOEWEDER, OI BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOBS TO JOHN ROBERTSON CO. INC., 01' BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK SOLDIER WIRE EXTRUSION BRESS Application flled,.Tune 7, 1930. Serial No. 459,755.

The present invention relates to extrusion presses and aims to provide certain improvements therein. More particularly it relates to a hydraulically operated extrusion press for producing cored solder wire.

Among the objects of the present invention are: To provide a press of the type described in which the movement of the ram is automatically reversed at the end of the extrusion stroke; one in which valves automatically open a hydraulic circuit to by-pass the liquid from the pump when the ram is in its rearmost position; one in which the return stroke of the ram is performed more quickly than the extrusion stroke; one in which the speed of extrusion is manually controllable; one wherein the ram is adapted to be inanually moved to facilitate the charging of the extrusion cylinder with a slug; one in which there is a balanced metal fiow chamber around the core nozzle to prevent bending of said nozzle; and one in which the die is adjustable in relation to the core whereby the size of the extruded product can be controlled and wherein the flux is maintained heated from the flux chamber to the forming chamber.

the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in sec- ,tion, of the extrusion press of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an end'elevation, partly in sec-- tion, of the press shown in Fig. 1, when viewed from the left of said figure.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view, partly in section, of the press as shown in Fig. 1.

Figs. 4 and 5 are sections, partly in elevation, of the main cylinder valve and the backing cylinder valve, respectively.

Figs. 6 and 7 are longitudinal sections, partly in elevation, of the quick return valve, Fig. 7 being taken substantially at right angles to Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a sectional detail of the delivery end of the press.

along the planes of the line 101O of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is an elevation, partly in section, of

a piece of cored solder wire, the product formed by said machine.

Referring to the drawings, the machine or press frame consists of a base A upon which are mounted in spaced relation triangular end members B and C which are connected together by spacing and tension arms D, D and D disposed substantially at the angles of the end members.

The end member B is centrally bored from its left-hand end to provide a main cylinder E, within which is mounted a movable iston e, the outer end of which carries a hea -plate e provided with arcuate bushed bearing portions 6 and e which slidably engage upon the tension arms D and D respectively. The head-plate e is fitted with a secondary head member 6 which has a T-shaped groove 6 extending vertically therethrough. The head-plates e and e are secured together and to the piston 6 through the medium of aplurality of headed bolts e Mounted for slidable movement within the T-shaped groove 6 is a T-shaped head-block F, -to the outer face of which is secured the enlarged head 9 of the extrusion ram G. Supported by the block F from its underside through the medium of abolt f and a spacing sleeve f is a cross-head f which, at each of its ends, is provided with a vertically extending bolt 7 which passes through ears e extending laterally from the sides of the headplate e. The bolts f are provided at their tops with flanged nuts 7, between which and the ears e" are disposed coil springs f which encircle the bolts. The springs f normally function to hold the slide block F in its uppermost position, in which the ram G is in axial alignment with the piston e and the extrusion chamber. The bottom edge e of the head-plate, e serves as a limiting stop for the upward movement of said slide block. To move the slide block F downwardl and with it the ram G so as to facilitate t e insertion of a slug into the extrusion chamber, there is mounted at the lower end of the bolt F a flanged nut 7, upon the flange of which rest the rocker faces f of a bifurcated lever one end of which is pivoted at f to a racket f secured to the base A, and the other end of said lever being provided with a pin f" which extends throughthe bight of a U-shaped link f. Extending through the link f and pivotally connected thereto is a treadle lever f, one end of which is provided with a foot treadle f and the other end of which is pivotally mounted, as shown at f, to a bracket f" secured to the base A.-

For laterally centering the arm G and its carrier block F, and for equalizing the thrust upon the tension members D, and D the bearings e and e are provided with upstanding lugs e and e respectlvely, through which pass adjustable bolts 6 and '6", respectively, the ends of which engage the outer faces of the lugs e".

The end member C is centrally bored and machined, as shown at c, 0', c 0 (Fig. 8) to accommodate the slug-receiving chamber or extrusion cylinder H. This member H consists of two concentric casings h and .h', the latter being longer than the former and extending completely through the end member C. The casing it has a central bore or chamber 1L extending for a major portion of its length and in which the slug to be extruded is receivable. At its inner end the bore it is formed with a tapered seat k beyond which the bore is enlarged and internally screwthrea'ded, as shown at h. The casings h and h are fitted together to be movable as a unit and are adapted to be removably held within the end housing C. This is accomplished by having the inner end of the housin k abut against a shoulder 0 of the member and by having the housing It near its outer end provided with a shoulder b which is adapted to provide an abutment for a clamping ring it through which securing bolts 12' pass and are adapted to engage in threaded openings 0 in the member C.

Positioned within the enlarged bore of the casing k and seating against the tapered shoulder h therein is a plug J having a tapered shoulder j which is complemental to the shoulder h and adapted to seat thereagainst. The plug J is held in leak-tight contact with the casing it through the medium of a sleeve j having an enlarged head j said plug being externally screw-threaded to engage the internal threads h of the casing h. To facilitate applying a great pressure upon said plug J, the head 7' is formed with diametrically opposed spanner sockets j". To look the members j and 71. together set screws 7" pass through threaded openings in the head 1' and seat in depressions k in the outer end of the casing h. To further lock said parts, looking plugs j engage in the threaded openings in the head 7' through which the set screws j extend and seat against the outer ends of said? set screws, as best shown in Fig. 8. Plug J is formed with a plurality of perforations or openings 7' disposed in a circle concentric with the plug and extending through said plug in inclined relation to the axis thereof, and terminate in an enlarged central chamber j" in said plug. Extending rearwardly of said chamber j centrally of said plug is a bore 7' which communicates with a radial bore j, the outer end of which is enlarged and internally threaded, as shown at 9' The bore 9' is internally screw-threaded, and fitted therein is a nozzle j having a conical end j extendin into the chamber j. To hold the plug in a definite relation with respect to the casing it so that the threaded bore 7' will have a fixed relation thereto, the casing h is fitted with a key ,or spline k for engagement within a keyWay or slot j formed in the periphery of the plug J.

Extending through a central bore in the sleeve 7" and screw-threadedly carried thereby is a die K, the inner end of which extends into the flow chamber j and provides a tight seal with the wall thereof, and the opposite end 7c of which is somewhat enlarged and provided with wrench engaging surfaces 70 The die member K has a tapered bore 10 extending centrally therethrough, the inner end of which is somewhat enlarged and fitted with a quill 7c, the inner end of the bore of which is tapered, as shown at 7c, said taper being compl-emental to the taper on the nozzle head I 7' the tip of which it encircles. Rearwardly of the tapered bore 76 the quill has a bore 70, the diameter of which governs the diameter of the solder wire extruded from the press, and rearwardly of 7c the bore is tapered outward- I 1y, as shown at it, which taper is substantial- 1y flush with the tapered bore k By adj usting the die member K axially with respect to the nozzle j, the thickness of the solder shell surrounding the core is thereby governed. 1 For supplying solder paste or flux which is to constitute the core of the solder wire produced by the press to the nozzle j, there is provided a paste chamber L and leading therefrom a valved conduit Z, the inner end 1 of which screw-threadcdly engages within the bore j. In order that the paste may be maintained in a fluid condition so as to freely flow from the chamber L to the extrusion die, the conduit Z is provided with a spaced steam 1 jacket Z between the flux chamber L and the forming chamber casing h. To maintain the paste or flux melted within the chamber L, the same is provided with an enclosing steam jacket 1". To prevent foreign matte-r or solid 1 particles from passing into the conduit Z the bottom of the chamber L is provided with an internally-directed or re-entrant conical head I having a bore therethrough connecting with the conduit Z, and disposed in spaced relation to said conical head I is a conical strainer Z. It will be understood that the steam jacketing around the chamber and conduit Z are provided with suitable induct and educt tubes for the steam and with suitable packings for. preventing escape of the steam. It will also be understood that ifdesired, other forms of heating means for the flux may be employed.

At the rear of cylinder E the end member B has secured thereto a backing cylinder M in axial alignment with the cylinder E. Positioned and movable within said cylinder M is a piston m having a piston rod m which passes through the end of cylinder E and s connected to the piston e, from which it Wlll be apparent that the pistons e and on both move as a unit. The piston m, at its'side opposite to that which the piston rod m is connected to, is provided with an axially-extending pin m, which, at the end of the rearward stroke of the piston m extends through an opening m in the rear end of the cylinder M. The rear end of the cylinder M 1s provided with a pair of diametrically disposed bifurcated lugs or ears m and m, to the former of which is pivotally connected one end of a link m which passes through and is guided by the bifurcated lug m the other end of said link being pivotally connected to one end of a rod m", the other end of which is pivotally connected to one end of a lever N, the other end of which has a hub n, the function for which will presently appear.

The movements of the ram G are controlled by hydraulic pressures upon the pistons e and m. These hydraulic pressures are created by a suitable type of variable delivery liquid pressure pump mounted upon the top of an oil tank P and driven by an electric motor or other source of motive power Q. The pump 0 is supplied with oil from the tank P through the pipe 0 and delivers said oil to the various parts of the hydraulic circuit through the pipes 0 0 0 0 and 0 the oil being returned to the tank P through the pipes 0, o and 0 As is conventional, the hydraulic circuit is provided with a safety valve 0 and a pressure gauge 0*".

In the hydraulic circuit are located the following valves: back ng cylinder valve R, a primary main cylinder valve S, a secondary main cylinder valve T and a quick return valve U. .The valves R, S and T are preferably of the spring-seated spindle type and are provided with mechanical means for unscating them, the details of which will be presently described. The valve U is also of the spring-seated typebut is adapted to be automatically unseated by hydraulic pressure: in a manner to be presently described.

The backing cylinder valve R- is mounted on the top of the end member B within a suitable casing which is provided with a valve seat 7, a valve chamber r above said $03-12, a

valve bore r below said seat, a valve pin r extending through said bore 1" and through a packed guiding sleeve 7", through the end of which the valve pin projects. The valve R is normally held-against seat 1' by a coil spring 7" housed within a hollow cap nut r". The tube 0 is connected to a boss 1" which has a bore leading to the valve chamber '1" and the tube 0 is connected to a boss 1' having a bore leading to the bore 1' below the valve seat 1'.

It will thus be seen that when the valve R is seated, oil under pressure cannot pass through the chamber r, and when the valve R is unseated, oil under pressure will pass through the chamber 7'', through the bore 1" and out through the pipe 0 back to the tank. Extending through the housing of the valve R below the end of the valve rod 1' is a bore r, through which extends the hub n. of the leverN, a part of said hub 00. being cut away, as shown at n, to provide an activating face for the end 1) of the arm '2) of a T-shaped lever V, which lever is pivoted at the end of its upright bar v to the housing of the valve R, as shown at 1'". To provide clearance and freedom of movement for the end '0, the hearing r is cut away, as indicated at 1' Extending through the branch '0' is an adjustable set screw adapted to be adjusted to engage the end of the valve rod 1 to unseat the same when the lever V is in the position shown in Fig. 5. To hold the valve R in unseated position against the tension of the spring 1' is a spring 1", one end of which engages within a tubular casing 1' supported by the valve housing, and the other of which engages around a pin 1) carried by the arm 41 of the lever V. The compressive force of the spring 1' can be varied by the slide block 7- within the casing r and the adjusting screw 1' which extends through said casing. The branch '0 of the lever V extends through a slot 4) in an angular bracket member '22 which is secured to the end member B, as shown at '0 Intermediate its ends the arm 1: rests upon a spindle w which is carried by an operating lever W, the upper end of which is fixed to a shaft '0 supported by the bracket '1), the other end of said lever being provided with an operating handle w.

The valves S and T are of substantially the same construction as the valve R and are housed within a casing or casting S provided with a valve chamber 8 for the valve S, a bore 8 below the Valve S and through which the valve pin 8 projects, a valve chamher if for the valve T, a bore t below said valve chamber and through which the valve pin t extends, it being understood that the valves S and T are pressed against their seats by springs, and the valve pins 8 and t are guided by packed bushings in the same manner as the valve R. The pipe 0 connects with the valve chamber S through a perforated boss at the side of the housing S. Within the housing there are connectin ducts s, s, and s, which, when the va ve S is unseated, place the valve chambers s and t in communication. Connectin with the valve chamber t is a pipe 0 leading to the quick return valve U. Connecting with the bore t below the valve chamber at is a perforated boss t to which the pipe 0 is connected. The ducts a s and a are formed within the casing by drillings from the exterior thereof, the open ends of said drill holes being subsequently closed with hydraulic seals by the plugs s, s and screw a Pivotally supported by the casing S, as shown at s, in a manner similar to the support for the T-shaped lever V by the housing of the valve R, is a T-shaped lever X, the top arms at and m of which are each fitted with an adjustable screw m and w", the inner ends of which are adapted to engage the ends of the valve rods 8 and t respectively; to unseat the same. The lever X is normally held in the position shown in Fig. 4 through the medium of a coil spring .9 mounted in a manner similar to the spring 1' shown in Fig. 5, in which position the valve S is seated and the valve T is unseated. To provide for the tilting action of the lever X about its pivot s and for the rocking of said lever through mechanical means, the end of the branch w extends within a cut away portion 8 of a bearing 8 within which the hub 10 of a bell-crank lever 'w extends, a part of said hub being cut away as shown at 20*. For operating said bell-crank lever w? by the operating handle w, there is provided a link w, one end of which is pivotally mounted to a pin w and the other end of which is provided with an elongated slot c2) through which extends a pin 10' carried by the end of hellcrank lever w. The arm :2 of the T-shaped lever X extends through a guide slot as and angle bracket 02 which is secured to the end member B by bolts :0

Mounted in upright position upon the top of head-plate e so as to be movable therewith is a rod m, the top of which is bifurcated and carries between said bifurcations a roller as, having an opening therein through which extends a rod 10, one end of which is pivotally connected to one end of the bell-crank lever w, as shown at w, and upon the other end of which are adjustably mounted a pair of nuts 'w adapted to serve as an abutment for the roller :0 In this connection it willbe apparent that as the ram G is making its extrusion stroke the rod ac will move along Lie rod "w and at the end of the extrusion stroke will engage the stops w to tilt the bell-crank lever 'w about its pivot 'w where- .pon the T-shaped lever X will be moved about its pivot s to open the valve T and permit the valve S to close, as shown in Fig. 4. state,

The quick return valve U comprises a cas- W is ing at having a valve chamber u, a valve seat u, a bore u below the valve chamber, an enlarged chamber u below the bore u, a reduced bore portion u below the chamber u an enlarged chamber u below the bore u, an

a bore u below the chamber u, the open end of said last named bore being internally screw-threaded, as shown at u. The casing u is of substantially cylindrical shape and is formed with a lateral boss u having threaded o )enings u and u communicatin with the c ambers u and u, respectively. 'l he casing also has lateral bosses u and u disposed at an angle to the boss u, and said bosses are also formed with internally screw-threaded bores u and it which communicate with the chambers u and u, respectively. The pipe 0 leading from chamber t is screw-threaded in the bore a". The pipe 0" which leads to the oil tank screw-threadedly engages in the bore u. The pipe 0 which connects with the source of pressure fluid is screw-threadedly engaged in the bore u; The pipe 0 screwthreadedly engages in the bore u and leads to the interior of the main cylinder E. The valve U is normally held upon its seat a by the pressure of a coil spring u housed within a hollow cap nut at" which screwthreadedly engages within the top of the easing u. The valve U below its seating surface is provided with a cylindrical guiding portion having grooves u therein. Moving within the casing u below the valve U is a plunger u having an intermediate portion a of somewhat enlarged diameter having a close sliding fit in the bore u". The plunger u also has a close slidin fit through the bore of a thimble u whic extends throughout the length of the chamber u and is provided with lateral openings u whereby liquid with in the chamber u may enter the thimble and act upon the tapered face to of the enlarged part it of the plunger. To insure a hydraulic seal between the plunger and the easing throughout its movements, a acking u? encircles the enlarged part u of t e plunger, and a packing to encircles the plunger stem. The packings u and u are held in compressed and leak-tight engagement with the plunger through the medium of a screwthreaded plug u which engages within the threaded bore u The lower end of the plunger u is screw-threaded and has mounted thereon a hand wheel u which is held in position thereon by a nut a. The function of the hand Wheel u" is merely to pull the plunger u downwardly in the event that it should stick in its uppermost or valve U unseating position. The operation of this valve mechanism will be presently explained.

Operation-Assuming that the motor Q and the pump 0 to be running and the paste or flux within the cylinder L to be in a liquid in order to start the machine the lever moved to the right as viewed in'Figs.

1 and 3. This movement changes the positions of the arms a and w of the levers V and X, respectively, from the full 11116 position shown in Fig. to the dotted l1ne pos1- tion therein shown, 1nwhich latte position the valves R and ,T will be closg and the valve S will be open. In this posltion of the oil under pressure from the pump passes hrough valve S, through ducts s", 8, 8 valve chamber T, pipe valve chamber to and pipe 0 into main cylinder E. At the same time the backing cylinder and the chamvalves,

' ber u are open to the pressure line in view has been positioned therein to extrude the same through the openings 9' into the chamber "7' and pass the complemental tapered surfaces. on the nozzle and die to enclose a core of paste which will flow through thenozzle j. The resulting product is. illustrated in Fig. 11, the flux being indicated by the reference character Y, and the encircling casing of solder by the reference character Y. As hereinbefore pointed out, the thickness of the shell Y may be governed by adjustment of the die member K.

To vary the rate of extrusion, or in other words, the speed of the ram G, the delivery of the pump 0 can be varied through the medium of the control wheel Z which is mounted upon a shaft 2 supported in a bearing 2 mounted on the end member C, and

. a bearing 2 mounted on the tank P. At the end of the shaft 2 there is mounted a sprocket wheel 2 over which is trained a sprocket chain 2: which, in turn, is also trained over a sprocket wheel 0 connected to one of the pump members. The pump is of the eccentric type, and by turning the sprocket wheel 15 the eccentricity of the pump is varied and thereby the delivery of the pump controlled.

As the ram G moves forward in making its extrusion stroke, the rod m also moves forward. Near the end of the forward stroke the roller w mounted on the rod :0 contacts with the nut w on the rod to", moving the same forward to rock the bell-crank lever 10 in a clockwise direction when viewed in Figs. 1 and to bring the mutilated surface to on the hub w of said bell-crank lever to the-position shown in Fig. 4, whereupon, under the influence of the spring 8 the end of the arm :0 of T-lever X will be returned to its full line position shown in Fig. 1 in which the valve S will be closed and the valve T open. The valve S being closed, no more oil under pressure is delivered to the main cylinder. Oil under pressure, however, is being delivered to the backing cylinder M and to the chamber u in the quick return valve. The oil pressure on the top of valve U being relieved, the pressure acting against the surface u is suificient to unseat the valve U and permit the discharge of the oil from the main c linder through chamber u, ducts to, cham er u and pipe 0" back to the tank as the pressure on the backing cylinder piston moves the same rearwardly. Part of the oilfrom the main cylinder is also at the same time being returned to the tank through pipe 0 valve chamber t, duct t and pipe 0 As the backing cylinder piston m is completing its rearward stroke the pin m carried thereby will engage the lever m, which, in turn, operating through the rod m will rotate the hub 12. of the lever N in a clockwise direction when viewed in Figs. 1 and 5 to permit the lever V, under the influence of spring 1", to re turn to the position shown in Fig. 5 to open the valve R, in which open position of said valve the oil from the pump will by-pass therethrough and return to the tank through pipe 0". The cycle of operations thus described being completed, the valve R will be open, the valve S will be closed and the valve T will be open. In view of the opening of the valve U on the return stroke of the ram, it will be appreciated that the discharge of oil from the main cylinder on its return stroke will be much quicker than the movement of the cylinder on its extrusion stroke.

To again continue the extrusion operation, the operator, by pressing upon the treadle 7", moves the ram downwardly into its dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, whereupon a slug may be conveniently inserted into the extrusion chamber. upon the treadle will return the ram into alignment with the cylinder E and ready for the next extrusion stroke. To accomplish this the lever W, which will have been returned to its neutral position shown in Fig. 1 through its connection with the bellcrank lever is again moved to the right for a repetition of the functioning of the press as hereinbefore described.

Although the press as described is automatic in its operation, to complete a cycle of operations it once havin been started, it will be appreciated that i for any reason it is desired or should become necessary to stop the operation prior to the completion of the extrusion stroke, this may be readily accomplished by moving the operating lever W, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, to the left.

While we have shown and described a preferred embodiment of our invention and the manner in which the same functions, we do The release of pressure,

not wish to be limited to the various details of construction and arrangement of parts, since these may be varied through a wide range of equivalents without departing from the s irit of the invention. at we claim is: 1. An extrusion press comprising a ram,

v means for reciprocating said ram, means for releasable'means for retaining the ram in position at the end of its return stroke.

3. An extrusion press comprising a differential pressure system having a main cylinder, a backing'cylinder, a piston movable in each cylinder, a common piston rod connecting said pistons, a ram movable with said pistons, means for supplying fluid under pressure to said cylinders to move the ram, means for automatically reversing the movement of the ram at the end of the extrusion stroke and means for eflecting the backward stroke of the ram in less time than the extrusion stroke.

4. An extrusion press comprising a differential pressure system having a main cylinder, a backing cylinder, a piston movablgr in each cylinder, a common piston rod conriecting said pistons, a ram movable withu'said pistons, means for supplying fluid under pressure to said cylinders to move the ram, and a quick return or by-pass valve interposed in the main cylinder fluid circuit for efl'ecting the backward stroke of the ram in less time than the extrusion stroke.

5. A solder wire extrusion press or the like, comprising a hydraulic pressure operated ram, a pump, a hydraulic circuit, valves in said circuit, and means for automatically controlling the flow of liquid through said valves for reversing the movement of the ram at the end of its forward stroke.

6. A solder wire extrusion press or the like, comprising a hydraulic pressure operated ram, a pump, a hydraulic circuit, valves in said circuit, means for automatically controlling the flow of liquid through said valves for reversing the movement of the ram at the end of its forward stroke, and a quick return valve whereby the reverse stroke of the ram is more quickly completed than the. forward stroke;

7. A solder wire extrusion press or the like, comprising a hydraulic pressure operable ram, a diiferential pressure system for operating said ram consisting of a main cylinder, a backing cylinder, a piston movable in each cylinder, means connecting said piston whereclosed and the main cylinder valve is open,

fluid pressure will enter both cylinders andthe ram will move forward, and when both the backing cylinder valve and the main cylinder valve are closed, the fluid pressure will act on the backing cylinder piston to move the ram backward.

8. A solder wire extrusion press or the like, comprising a hydraulic pressure operable ram, a dilferential pressure system for operatmg said ram consisting of a main cylinder,

a backing cylinder, a piston movable in each cylinder, means connecting said piston whereby they are simultaneously movable, a pump, a fluid reservoir, a fluid pressure circuit leading from said pump to said cylinders, a main cylinder valve, a backing cylinder valve and a quick return valve having ports connecting With the main cylinder, the pressure line and the reservoir, said valves being so related that when both the backing cylinder valve and the main cylinder valve are closed, the fluid pressure will act on the backing cylinder piston to move the ram backward, and upon the quick return valve to open the same to permit the quick discharge of the fluid from the main cylinder to the reservoir, whereby the backward movement of the ram is expedited.

In witness whereof, signed our names.

CONRAD C. JACOBSON.

JAMES SCHWEDER.

we have hereunto 

